EU Presidencies between Politics and Administration - 9781138914995

Taylor & Francis

EU Presidencies between Politics and AdministrationThe Governmentality of the Polish, Danish and Cypriot Trio Presidency in 2011-2012\nAuthor(s): Mads Dagnis Jensen, Peter Nedergaard\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138914995, 978-1138914995\nSynopsis\nThis book offers the first comprehensive analysis after the Lisbon Treaty came into force of the EU Presidency's impact on national administrations in the Member States of Poland, Denmark and Cyprus before, during and after the Presidency. Placing the practical issues facing officials and policy-makers into a \""governmentality\"" framework, it analyses the impact on the daily activities of bureaucrats and ministers. \n\nThe book utilises comprehensive and novel empirical material including around 100 interviews with key officials, documentary sources and academic literature. It uncovers the kind of negotiations, management and coordination triggered by the immense c.